Su J Sokol (xe, xyr)

I am so excited that to be in the same anthology as my buddies Rich Larson and D.F. McCourt -- with whom I also share a byline, since we wrote the story together (a first for me!)

It's Spring in the City day!

Grab this anthology of dark urban fantasy stories featuring living cities and new dangers wherever books are sold.

Buy direct: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

Join us for our launch event at 8 PM ET:
links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty

#BookSky #shortstories #TBR

Five points on an invisible line: Family, Love, and Fighting Fascism - ImaginAtlas After several years of anticipation, the sequel to Su J. Sokol’s Cycling to Asylum (which has received a new edition under the title Invisible Lines) is finally here. As someone who absolutely adored ...

Thank you ImaginAtlas for this detailed and thoughtful review. I also love the title: "Five points on an invisible line: Family, Love and Fighting Fascism."
imaginatlas.ca/five-points-...

I've always found @cycling2asylum.bsky.social's books read like real life through a science fiction paradigm.
Must be the #bicycles!
Go to xyr profile page and read reviews, interviews & more. These are great books (and thoughtful, too) to recommend for #EBookGifts.

Thanks, Paula! That is very kind.

I sent a message on your website.

Thank you. How should I reach out to you?

It's a small independent publisher, but yes, the book is traditionally published.

Any interest in books that just came out in fall 2025?

Book promo post. Background colours are alternating shades of orange and blue, with a distressed texture. Two books are featured: Invisible Line and Five Points on an Invisible Line, both written by Su J. Sokol. Invisible Line is split diagonally, with the opposite corners showing skyscapes of Montreal and the title at an angle between the two corners. Five points shows the same city views, but on the opposite corner than depicted on Invisible Line. A cyclist pedals through the centre of the book, through the title, which is again at a slant.

A fantastic interview w/ Su J. Sokol @cycling2asylum.bsky.social at Interstellar Flight Magazine! @lisatimpf.bsky.social

Learn about xyr books "Invisible Line" & "Five Points on an Invisible Line" & how they explore "activism, social justice, & environmental ... themes"

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Hopepunk, Activism, and Community Interview with Su J. Sokol, author of Invisible Line and Five Points on an Invisible Line

Thank you to @lisatimpf.bsky.social and @interstellarflight.bsky.social for this chance to discuss community, activism, and hopepunk. magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/hopepunk-act...

Five Points on an Invisible Line by Su J Sokol Reviewed by Lisa Timpf

Thank you, Lisa TImpf and The Seaboard Review of Books, for this review of Five Points on an Invisible Line!
www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/five-point...

I had a great night at Livre and Let Livre last night with @alexwhitebean.bsky.social, @cycling2asylum.bsky.social, Rich Larson, @michellefranklin.bsky.social and @neuvel.net! 🖤🎃🖤

An Interview with Su Sokol I had the wonderful opportunity to finally sit down and talk to Su J Sokol, activist and Spec Fic writer. As an activist myself, I knew that Xe would be an interesting person to talk to about socia…

I had the amazing opportunity to be interviewed by Derek Newman-Stille for their award-winning podcast, Speculating Canada. You can watch the interview here: speculatingcanada.ca/2025/10/20/a...

Second panel of day 2 #CanCon2025 called “Worldbuilding Without the Nuclear Family” with Sonia Urlando (moderator), Claudie Arseneault, @cycling2asylum.bsky.social (Su J Sokol) and Rebecca Simkin. @canconsffh.bsky.social

An ancient, grey-barked tree trunk with a carving of a mysterious brownish-yellow face with strong features and flowing hair, the top of the face in shadow.

Late but... Amidst hunger and ecological disaster, SETH falls for SEVEN who, like him, wants to heal the world. As Increasingly strange things occur, Seth wonders if Seven is at the centre of the problem. 7/7 TIME is The Time Traveler’s Wife (gay version) meets The Free People’s Village. #DVpit

Here is my schedule for Can*Con. Hope I see you at a the launch, signing, or one of my panels!

October 17, 17h: Sensitivity Reading 101
Friday, October 17 at 20h: book launch!
Saturday, October 18 at 11h30: Worldbuilding Without the Nuclear Family
Sunday, October 19 at 12: signing

Hell yes. Look at all those rainbows!

Black background with the words "Save the Date! Réserver la date" with the date in numerals "09 18 25" followed by "5:00pm Librairie Joie de Livres Bookstore, 5163 boul. Saint Laurent, Montreal (Québec)". In the middle are images of the books Invisible Line by Su J Sokol on the left side and Five Points on An Invisible Line on the other, with Rich Larson's The sky DIdn't Load Today and Other Glitches in between. On the bottom left is a photo of Su J Sokol and on the bottom right one of Rich Larson, both in circular frames

My new duology -- Invisible Line and Five Points on an Invisible Line -- is co-launching with master sci-fi writer Rich Larson's new collection The Sky Didn't Load Today and Other Launches on Thursday at 5pm in Montréal at @joiedelivresmtl.bsky.social. Can't wait!

I can recommend a place. Dm me.

Invisible Line by Su J. Sokol Reviewed by Lisa Timpf

There's nothing like reading a review of your work that shows a deep understanding of what you're trying to convey. Much appreciation to @theseaboardreview.ca and @lisatimpf.bsky.social -- and to @flamearrowpub.bsky.social for giving this story a second life. www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/invisible-...

Thanks!

If I'm stuck while outlining, I'll start a list called "Stupid things that could happen next" and write a bunch of nonsense ideas down. Pterodactyl attack. Everyone starts singing. Someone transforms into a werewolf.

Eventually the ideas become less stupid, and usually I find a solution.

Invisible Line, Five Points, & The Sky Didn’t Load Today Stories of resistance, rupture, and rebirth

Stories of resistance, rupture, and rebirth from Rich Larson and Su J. Sokol.

There's a week left on the Kickstarter and they're so close to funding.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

Invisible Line, Five Points, & The Sky Didn’t Load Today Stories of resistance, rupture, and rebirth

Please back @flamearrowpub.bsky.social's Kickstarter to obtain FIVE POINTS ON AN INVISIBLE LINE (the unplanned sequel to Cycling to Asylum), INVISIBLE LINE, and Rich Larson's illustrated collection, THE SKY DIDN'T LOAD TODAY AND OTHER GLITCHES. Thanks you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

The cover reveal and TOC for Ruadán Books' Spring in the City (including my story "Montréal," co-authored with D. F. McCourt) is out! ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books...

Yes! I just saw the list. Congratulations! It is well-deserved.

Yeah, when I first read it years ago, I was surprised at how many things were still true of Brooklyn today.

New York, United America.
Where teaching history becomes dangerous.
Where freedom is a luxury.
Where one family must make an impossible choice.

*Invisible Line coming soon*

#InvisibleLine #SpecFic #ComingSoon #BookSky #Bookstagram #Hopepunk

‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’: fear and violence stalk journalists in Modi’s India Attacks and self censorship, draconian anti-terror laws and tycoons’ control over the media, are all seen as eroding the country’s democracy

'Today, in Modi’s India, many journalists say they fear being framed under draconian anti-terrorism laws, or the arrival of pro-Modi gangs at their front door.'

That this piece had to be published anonymously illustrates the dire situation.